The Beer-Fetching Horse

Patches the horse died last September 1st at the age of 24-1/2. He died where he was born, on a Northern Florida ranch owned by Herbert Thompson and his family. Mr. Thompson had trained Patches to not only ride in the car, but waterski, play the drums, count, and do other tricks including fetching beers from the fridge. He said that Patches liked to learn things and was highly intelligent.